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Thomas William and Dorothy Griffiths Scharf

Accepts applications Wheeling, West Virginia · EIN 556159816

Thomas William and Dorothy Griffiths Scharf is a private foundation in Wheeling, West Virginia. In tax year 2025 it gave $57,472 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $28,736 and the largest $43,104. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $55,250 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$58,1141$1.3 million
2024$55,2502$1.4 million
2025$57,4722$1.5 million

How to apply

ContactPhillips Kimberly McCluskey
C/O Wesbanco 1 Bank Plaza, Wheeling, WV 26003
Phone or email(304) 234-9400, mccluskey@wesbanco.com
What to submitLetter
RestrictionsCharitable organizations located in or benefiting the greater wheeling wv area giving special consideration to the health care of the residents of the greater wheeling wv area & health care organizations

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Thomas William and Dorothy Griffiths Scharf funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in West Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
West Virginia2$57,472

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Medical Park Foundation
Wheeling, WV
The good samaritan fund$43,104
Wheeling Health Right
Wheeling, WV
Improving wheeling's$14,368

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Thomas William and Dorothy Griffiths Scharf accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Thomas William and Dorothy Griffiths Scharf give?

$57,472 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $28,736.

Who runs Thomas William and Dorothy Griffiths Scharf?

Its 2025 filing lists Wesbanco Bank (Trustee).

What does Thomas William and Dorothy Griffiths Scharf fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health and environment and conservation.

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